Definition of Aridly

1. Adverb. In an arid manner. ¹

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Definition of Aridly

1. arid [adv] - See also: arid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aridly

arian
arianist
ariary
arias
ariboflavinoses
ariboflavinosis
aricine
arid
arider
aridest
aridification
aridisol
aridisols
aridities
aridity
aridly (current term)
aridness
aridnesses
ariel
ariel gazelle
ariels
aries
arietation
arietations
arietta
ariettas
ariette
ariettes
aright
aril

Literary usage of Aridly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (1920)
"'Why,' he said aridly; 'I have come all the way here to see you to-day! But I started from home to go to Casterbridge Fair, where I have undertaken to ..."

2. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1902)
"... the reader will know that some of even the longer articles are perfunctory and aridly general. All psychologists will, of course, welcome such a volume. ..."

3. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"Between five and six miles of hideous and execrable turnpike road, without shade, and aridly detestable in the glare, heat, and dust of summer, ..."

4. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1864)
"... version is aridly literal, and often ludicrous by its vulgarity ; as when he translates the Passover as the Skipover, and introduces Constables among ..."

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